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2019 Baseball/Softball Sourcebook
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Summer youth baseball winds down just as Major League Baseball
swings through its post season toward the World Series. The number of
participants in youth baseball is holding its own if not bouncing back
after experiencing a slide from 2009 to 2014, when the sport
experienced a 4.3 percent drop in players ages
6 to 17, according to the Sports & Fitness
Industry Association (SFIA). But what
appears to be an upswing is taking
place with renewed interest and
initiatives designed to get kids
interested in baseball and
keep them playing. ►
A busy summer brought an average
of 1,440 visitors each weekend to
Fayetteville, N.C., for baseball tournaments.
Photo courtesy of City of FayeƩeville